http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/football/pro/dolphins/sfl-63dolphinswantsjtback,0,2149407.storySparano wants Jason Taylor back with Dolphins
Two weeks after announcing that Jason Taylor wouldn't be attending any upcoming team-related activities, including training camp, Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said that he told the six-time Pro Bowl defensive end in a meeting last week that he and the organization want him back.
"I really wanted to make a point to Jason about is that we as an organization and certainly me as a head coach want to see Jason Taylor back here with the Miami Dolphins in uniform out on the field doing what he does best for the Miami Dolphins and that's running after quarterbacks and sacking quarterbacks,'' Sparano said during an interview on 560-WQAM radio Tuesday night.
"I think at the end of our visit, I know that Jason knows that's how I feel and we feel as an organization right now.''
Sparano said the rest of the meeting would remain confidential. Still, Sparano said the team is prepared to play the 3-4 defensive scheme without Taylor as the outside pass-rushing linebacker, and that's why the Dolphins signed veteran Charlie Anderson and held on to second-year player Quentin Moses.
On Sunday, Taylor acknowledged he had a cordial meeting with Sparano, but still hasn't met with vice president of football operations Bill Parcells. Taylor also said he plans to play one more season and although he will soon prepare to play football after some down time with his family, he isn't ready to commit to attending training camp, which begins in late July.